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Two injured in drive-by shooting near fairgrounds

Just after 10:38 p.m. Thursday, Shreveport Police patrol officers and Shreveport Fire Department medics responded to the intersection of Greenwood Road at Exposition Avenue in reference to a shooting call.

Two injured in drive-by shooting near fairgrounds

Just after 10:38 p.m. Thursday, Shreveport Police patrol officers and Shreveport Fire Department medics responded to the intersection of Greenwood Road at Exposition Avenue in reference to a shooting call.

Upon arrival, first responders located a 17-year-old victim lying on the sidewalk suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his lower extremities. The teen was immediately transported to University Health by ambulance. Officers located over 20 shell casings in the parking lot of the Fair Park Terrace Apartments and along the shoulder on the opposite side of Exposition Avenue. Residents from the apartment complex advised they heard the gunshots but were unable to provide specific details related to what they witnessed.

While on scene, a second victim, Deuntray Hill, 24, called from a residence in the 3700 block of Hardy Street advising that he had been shot while at Greenwood Road near Exposition Avenue. SFD Medics transported Hill to University Health for treatment of a gunshot wound to the head.

Based on preliminary information, authorities believe an exchange of gunfire between a vehicle traveling along Greenwood Road near Exposition Avenue and a group of people standing along Exposition Avenue erupted.

Police believe the vehicle responsible for the shooting was possibly a dark colored Honda vehicle of unknown make or model.

Anyone with information about the shooting are asked to call Crimestoppers at 673-7373 or visit www.lockemup.org.